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Anonymous Wed 11 Jul 2018 22:09:44 No.1212398 View View Reply Original Report

Quoted By: >>1212415 >>1212503 >>1212511

>local specialized shop
>looking for a new bike
>on the far right corner of the showroom there is a qt rockhopper
>i like the color scheme
>it's the women rockhopper
What did specialized mean by this? Where is muh gender equality for color schemes?

Anonymous

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Anonymous Wed 11 Jul 2018 23:17:46 No.1212415 Report

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>>1212398
Shouldn't you know already that women's bikes always have better color schemes? And understandably so because in a women's mind color scheme > technical specs

Anonymous

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Anonymous Thu 12 Jul 2018 04:51:42 No.1212503 Report

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>>1212398

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Trybo Bike Tech !T2TiVG4UMA Thu 12 Jul 2018 05:24:26 No.1212511 Report

Quoted By: >>1212548 >>1212576

>>1212398
Women's bikes, at least in principle, have shorter top tubes and longer seat tubes, as women have different body proportions.

In that vein tho, it's often because companies want to jump on muh feminism bandwagon.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Thu 12 Jul 2018 06:48:34 No.1212524 Report

Quoted By: >>1212527 >>1212540

>women's colorway
>still fucking murdered out except for the fucking logo
when the fuck are we going to get colors back

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 12 Jul 2018 06:58:17 No.1212527 Report

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>>1212524
When people stop trying to pretend they post on weightweenies and ride alibaba specials and actually start posting on weightweenies and riding alibaba specials

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 12 Jul 2018 07:52:33 No.1212540 Report

Quoted By: >>1212553

>>1212524
Just buy a Trek or Orbea.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 12 Jul 2018 09:01:27 No.1212548 Report

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>>1212511
How much shorter is the top tube in womens geo?
I considered getting a womens frame due to babylegs, but I do need some more reach.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Thu 12 Jul 2018 09:48:00 No.1212553 Report

Quoted By: >>1212602 >>1213069

>>1212540
still mostly black with color accents. My next bike is probably going to be a Cutthroat.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 12 Jul 2018 11:39:50 No.1212576 Report

Quoted By: >>1212577 >>1212672 >>1212688

>>1212511
>muh feminism bandwagon
how is making a bike specced for women muh feminism? is it muh midgetism when a company makes a 48cm frame? muh giantism when they make a 60cm frame?

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 12 Jul 2018 11:48:25 No.1212577 Report

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>>1212576
it's just muh muh feminism

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 12 Jul 2018 13:00:59 No.1212602 Report

Quoted By: >>1212698

>>1212553
My mentally challenged friend both of them offer custom paintjobs through their Project One/myO programs.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 12 Jul 2018 16:02:20 No.1212672 Report

Quoted By: >>1212674

>>1212576
The only real difference is a different saddle and a shorter reach, they could as well offer the same bike with a shorter stem and different saddle.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 12 Jul 2018 16:14:26 No.1212674 Report

Quoted By: >>1212918

>>1212672
Shorter stem makes the bike twitchier.

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Trybo Bike Tech !T2TiVG4UMA Thu 12 Jul 2018 17:00:14 No.1212688 Report

Quoted By: >>1212693 >>1212694 >>1212701

>>1212576
Because cycling, just like most straining physical activities, is something mostly done by men. If companies operated purely on cost/benefit then they would cater and market solely to men.

Regardless of how you judge the ephemeral 'feminists' it is almost certain that bike companies expanded into 'women's specific' bikes mostly because of the soft political pressure and desire to build a positive public image.

Granted - I have no issue with this whatsoever. Especially if it is done well, instead of painting regular bikes in pastel colors.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 12 Jul 2018 17:41:38 No.1212693 Report

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>>1212688
That's such nonsense, you fucking retard. The 'woman's cycling' market is very small and exists only to the extent that it's lucrative.
It's also worthwhile as gender specific gear is very often genuinely advantageous for women.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 12 Jul 2018 17:43:59 No.1212694 Report

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>>1212688
FURTHER it's not enough to have 'no issue with it whatsoever', you should be thankful and glad and happy and support something that gets more qts on bicycles

Anonymous

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Anonymous Thu 12 Jul 2018 17:56:43 No.1212698 Report

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>>1212602
>paying $15K just to get a bike that isn't black

anonymous

anonymous Thu 12 Jul 2018 18:02:29 No.1212701 Report

Quoted By: >>1212706 >>1213017

>>1212688
Which is a shame because woman's bodies are genuinely more suited to cycling.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 12 Jul 2018 18:06:53 No.1212706 Report

Quoted By: >>1212805 >>1212813 >>1212833

>>1212701
in some ways yes but women are better when they're nice and soft not skellington mode

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anonymous Thu 12 Jul 2018 23:20:50 No.1212805 Report

Quoted By: >>1212833

>>1212706
>Tfw when no QTT cycle gf

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Anonymous Thu 12 Jul 2018 23:27:08 No.1212813 Report

Quoted By: >>1212849

>>1212706
*blocks your path*

Anonymous

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Anonymous Fri 13 Jul 2018 00:08:26 No.1212833 Report

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>>1212706
wich mode is this qt??

>>1212805
>tfw never ever forever

anonymous

anonymous Fri 13 Jul 2018 00:39:48 No.1212849 Report

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>>1212813
She could crush my skull like an egg with those and I would die happy

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 13 Jul 2018 03:10:24 No.1212918 Report

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>>1212674
Yea, but 150 mm sucks even worse since you start to steer with your core instead of your arms.
And I'm not going to fit a 180 mm onto a womens frame just because they don't make small mens frames.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 13 Jul 2018 08:10:33 No.1213017 Report

Quoted By:

>>1212701
>have 2 unaero fat sacks attached to your chest
>can't easily take a piss with bibs
>more suited to cycling

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 13 Jul 2018 13:11:37 No.1213069 Report

Quoted By:

>>1212553
correction: a trek from 1980's-90's

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